Navigating the online community space as a new community builder and manager is a vast and sometimes vague place to be. You yearn for connection with others that are on the same path as you or have already done what you are trying to accomplish currently. The internet is huge but online communities tend to help with niching down to what you are really searching for according to your specific needs. If you are looking for connection with others who are building and maintaining communities, here are 5 great options to check into :

1. CMX Hub: CMX Hub is for community professionals who are brand new or community space veterans to connect with each other, learn together and grow the community industry. They offer several ways to get involved :

   • You can join the CMX Slack community to share resources and encouragement well as a CMX Facebook group.

   • CMX Connect is the CMX events program where you can connect to local events in your city as well as educational resources and more.

   • CMX Academy offers paid training opportunities for community professionals to get certified in various areas to build successful communities and grow businesses.

2. DaoHaus Community: DaoHaus offers a Discord community of community builders and Web3 developers where contributors work together directly to design, build and communicate. They host a weekly HausParty community call chat and podcast open to all every Thursday at 11am PST/8pm CET in their discord.

3. Community Club: Community Club is the community for community builders. According to their website, “When you join The Community Club, our community of community professionals becomes an extension of your own Community team. Come for the events, resources, and programs. Stay for the people.” Community Club has a lot to offer including :

   • Mentorship: You can find or become a mentor to help progress or start your community building career.

   • Community Resource Library: Community Club has curated a complete content library packed with blog posts, recorded AMA sessions, podcasts and more.

   • C School: C School offers self paced asynchronous courses and trainings for teams with some free courses available.

   • There are so many other ways to interact with Community Club including the Community Club Slack, Meetsy for one on one curated connection to industry peers and a newsletter to stay informed.

4. Community Leaders Institute: The Community Leaders Institute Facebook group, part of the Community Leaders Institute paid community, offers a space to launch, build, grow or monetize an online community. This is place to ask questions, share ideas, inspiration and new things you’ve tried with your communities.

5. Rosieland: Rosieland, founded by Rosie Sherry, is a platform for community builders to gather and learn. While most content requires a $150 annual membership, there are still various free offerings including :

   • The Village: Large community chat covering just about every community topic you can think of

   • Community Job Board: features community jobs from all over the world

   • Many articles are available for everyone, including :

     • A Guide to Community Discovery

     • 7 Steps to Validating Your Community

     • A Community Vision is Better Than A Community Idea

     • A Guide to Building A Minimum Viable Community

Check out these communities for community builders for all of the resources, mentorship, guidance and encouragement you need to start and grow your own communities.